Boston Medical Center Bariatric Center

Initially I was very nervous going through the process to get gastric bypass surgery. I had never had surgery before and although I was overweight, I was an active and fairly healthy overweight young professional. I had my surgery on July 26th of 2016 with Dr. Donald Hess at BMC and I could not be more pleased about it. He definitely is a great surgeon, I was walking and having the pain well managed within 1hr after surgery, from there on it has been improvement day after day. I feel that my surgery has been a great success as a result of picking the right surgeon and doing exactly what you are told to do after surgery. I can confidently say that Dr. Hess was wonderful about answering all my questions prior to surgery and making sure that I was at ease about the procedure. He is extremely professional and approachable. I would highly recommend him as your bariatric surgeon if you are in the Boston area.

I absolutely loved Dr. Carmine. I first met him at an informational session for the weight loss center at Boston Medical Center. I could tell during his presentation that he is passionate about his work in this area and cares about his patients, so I decided to choose him from the 3 surgeons at the center.
He was patient and answered all my questions in our pre-op meetings. He has a pretty strong focus on aftercare and I already have 2 post op appointments scheduled with him. My surgery recovery was very smooth and he even came to check on me with his resident team even though my surgery was on Friday. He came on both Saturday and Sunday morning.
Overall I would give him a great rating and refer anyone thinking of having this surgery to him! He is extremely knowledgeable in this area and has a focus on bariatric surgeries so he knows what he is doing. Very good bedside manner as well. He was kind and patient. I don't know if he has any input on who is on his surgical team in terms of his residents but they were all very nice and helpful as well.

I had WLS in NY in 2004. Married in 2005, and moved to MA. In 2007 I suffered a miscarriage and suddenly developed severe stomach and intestinal pain. For a year I went from Dr to Dr, not getting any answers. Finally a Dr told me to go to Boston. My insurance provider highly recommended Dr. Hess. Made an appointment, and within minutes he knew what had been the cause of my pain. I had an internal hernia. He fixed it right away. Shortly after having the surgery I was expecting again. I now have 2 children and see Dr Hess and his awesome team for follow up care. Since day one they have all been so caring. Treating me like a friend not just a patient. I could have died because my hernia had gone on so long without treatment. It was also the cause of my miscarriage. Thanks to this teammy hhusband and I were able to have a family. Dr Hess will also take his time. My surgery should have lasted a short time. He took 4 hours, exploring, making sure he caught all the issues that needed fixing. I can't say enough good things. The best Dr and the best team.

I worked closely with Dr. Hess and all his staff for many months before receiving my surgery on September 27, 2011. I would 100% recommend him. Dr. Hess, Tony, Ty, Sharon, and all of them are amazing. The hospital is not the best but they definitely make up for it. Dr. Hess is very competent, very patient, and very kind. Tony is 1 in a million. Other then the hospital I had/have no issues at all with them. ?

I had my surgery in Dec. 2010. As far as the hospital; I wasn't so impressed. I think you have to act as you own advocate to make sure you are getting the meds. you are taking. I gave them a list of my meds and had a bad experience with my blood pressure because one of my meds wasn't being given to me. I finally nfigured it out for myself.

As far as Dr. Hess He is the best. He and his team; especially Tony ( my guardian angel) will do anything they can to get to the bottom if there is a problem. They assure you that good things in time will come out of this. I believe in them whole heartedly. I love all of you; Keep up the good work. Excellent job done. I must mention Wendy(dietician) Hun Your the best. Let the good times roll; LOL

I honest feel like Dr. Hess is one of the best to do this kind of surgery. My wife litterly just had the surgery done on Tuesday morning. She is finally on stage 2. I can wait to see what she looks like in a year when most of the weight should be gone.....

I would recomend Dr. Hess and his team to anyone. He is the best in my opinion.

Great bedside manner, did not rush with anything, explained everything and what to expect. Took his time and answered all my questions without making me feel rushed. Glad to have him as my surgeon. I've had 1 post op appointment and Dr Carmine was on time, took his time answered all my questions and addressed all my concerns. He truly enjoys his work and is dedicated to his patients care!

HE IS THE BEST!!!! EASY TO TALK TO AND THE BEST SUPPORTING STAFF. TONY AND SHARON ARE HIS BACKBONE. THEY ARE ALL THE BEST!!!!!! THE REALLY EDUCATE U AND GIVE U THE TOOLS TO MAKE SURE THE SURGERY IS THE BEST FOR YOU AND THAT U WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCEED. FROM THEIR ONE ON ONE COUNSELING TO GROUP MEETINGS.

So far the only issue I've had is trying to get a hold of people on Dr Hess's team otherwise very positive about the surgeon and his team. Will update after surgery 3-8-11